Romanian churches in Toronto: Not yet factors of cohesion

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dc.contributor.authorVisan, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-06T23:54:36Z
dc.date.available2026-02-06T23:54:36Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractTheorists of social capital have emphasized the catalyzing role that churches may play by strengthening community involvement and facilitating the development of personal networks. Churches that serve immigrant communities are viewed as pillars of stability, able to alleviate the cultural shock that many newcomers experience upon settling into their countries of adoption. However, this normative ideal is not always matched by reality. Building on thirty ethnographic interviews that I conducted with Romanian immigrants in Toronto, I aim to demonstrate that churches are not infallible in their cohesive efforts. They cannot compensate for the absence of interpersonal trust – a caveat inherited from the pre–1989 totalitarian era, and thus can hardly contribute to the consolidation of intra–community ties.
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduate
dc.identifier.citationVisan, L. (2012). Romanian churches in Toronto: Not yet factors of cohesion. Illumine, 11(1), 101–120. https://doi.org/10.18357/illumine.visanl.1112012
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18357/illumine.visanl.1112012
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/23264
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIllumine
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectsocial capital
dc.subjectchurch
dc.subjectimmigrant
dc.subjectimmagration
dc.subjectToronto
dc.subjectRomanian
dc.subjectcommunity
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectethnography
dc.subjectreligion
dc.subjectsociety
dc.subjectculture
dc.subjectIllumine
dc.subjectCSRS
dc.subjectUVic
dc.subjectUniversity of Victoria
dc.subjectCentre for Studies in Religion and Society
dc.titleRomanian churches in Toronto: Not yet factors of cohesion
dc.typeArticle

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